Putting the floods and the ruckus that followed behind it, the State Government is looking ahead for the nine-day Navratri festival.
With the two-day monsoon session coming to an end, the government machinery has gone into top gear to prepare for the Vibrant Gujarat Navratri Festival beginning Saturday. On Wednesday, Tourism Department officials were seen involved in frantic last-minute preparations at the helipad grounds here for the mega show. More than a thousand artistes, including some 300 from seven foreign countries would participate in the world’s longest dance festival.
Craft bazaars, food courts theme pavilions on Gujarat’s tourism potential would be set up along with main event, informed officials. Around 400 artistes from the State besides 300 from other states will be performing there. A similar number of folk artistes have arrived from Bhutan, Indonesia, Israel, Nepal and Sri Lanka, while troupes from Astrakhan and Bangladesh are expected by Thursday. A massive stage has been erected at the centre of the helipad and seating arrangements made for thousands, mostly VIPs.
Pavilions on tourism be it heritage, adventure, medical, rural and religion, will be set up. The Sardar Sarovar Project, rural and tribal tourism, cottage industries would also be showcased.
A separate craft bazaar with 150 shops selling folk items besides a 24-stall food court has been set up for visiting garba enthusiasts, informed Tourism Secretary R M Patel. A tight security ring has been thrown around the venue looking at the security threats, officials said.
source: Expressindia.com
With the two-day monsoon session coming to an end, the government machinery has gone into top gear to prepare for the Vibrant Gujarat Navratri Festival beginning Saturday. On Wednesday, Tourism Department officials were seen involved in frantic last-minute preparations at the helipad grounds here for the mega show. More than a thousand artistes, including some 300 from seven foreign countries would participate in the world’s longest dance festival.
Craft bazaars, food courts theme pavilions on Gujarat’s tourism potential would be set up along with main event, informed officials. Around 400 artistes from the State besides 300 from other states will be performing there. A similar number of folk artistes have arrived from Bhutan, Indonesia, Israel, Nepal and Sri Lanka, while troupes from Astrakhan and Bangladesh are expected by Thursday. A massive stage has been erected at the centre of the helipad and seating arrangements made for thousands, mostly VIPs.
Pavilions on tourism be it heritage, adventure, medical, rural and religion, will be set up. The Sardar Sarovar Project, rural and tribal tourism, cottage industries would also be showcased.
A separate craft bazaar with 150 shops selling folk items besides a 24-stall food court has been set up for visiting garba enthusiasts, informed Tourism Secretary R M Patel. A tight security ring has been thrown around the venue looking at the security threats, officials said.
source: Expressindia.com